Feedeick heine



(No Modei.) y

I'. REINE.

BARBBRS GHAlR.

Patented Nov. 9, 1886.

IIIIIIIIIIL v. UNITI-D STATES f PATENT OFFICE.

FREDRICK HEINE, OF OINOINN ATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TOEUGENE BERNING- i' HAUS, OF SAME PLACE.

BARBERS CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 35,2242, dated November 9, 1886.

Application filed January 8, 1886. -vSerial No. 187,943. (No model.) l I .To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I. FREDRICK HEINE, a citizen of the United States, res'idingat Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barbers Chairs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

The first part of my invention comprises a barbers chair the back of which is 4hinged to the seat and so coupled to the foot rest or'stool as to elevate .the latter when said back is brought to a reclining position, the back being securely retained at any convenient angle by a locking-lever that engages with a rack. This rack passes horizontally through a slot in the chair-pivot, and has its frontend attached to a leaf that supports the foot-rest proper, the locking-lever that engages with said rack being operated by a treadle at the rear, as hereinafter niorefnll y described.

The second part of my invention consists in passing thel vertical chair-pivot through a horizontal Wheel or disk provided with peripheral teeth or notches, said wheel being imlegs radiate. A sliding stop is adapted to be engaged with either of the teeth of said disk,

for the purpose of preventing the chair being turned around horizontally on hereinafter more fully described.

In `the annexed drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of my chair in` its closed or most compact condition. Fig. 2 is a vertical section ofthe same in a reclining position. Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal section of the chairpivot taken in the plane of the rack, por tions of the latter being broken away. Fig. 4 is an enlarged axial section of said pivot and its accessories. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the ball-and-socketrcoupling for the head-rest of the chair. Fig. 6 is a planA of said coupling, the shank of the ball being sectioned; Fig. 7 shows said ball detached from the coupling.

A represents a center piece or hub,to which the upper ends of the legs or feet B are permanently secured, said hub having a vertical bow lined with a cylindrical bushing, C,ithe latter being closed at bottom, but open at top 30. its pivot, as

5o to admit the chair-pivot.` This bushing mayV be a separate piece of metal; but it is usually movably secured to the hub from which vthe integral with a wheel or disk, D, that is secured upon the upper end of hub A by the screws or bolts E. (Seen in Fig. 3.)

F is tthe chair-pivot just alluded to, said i pivot being furnished with a flange, G, to support the frame of the seat, a vertical slot, f, (seen in Fig. 4,) being made in said pivot to admit a sliding rack, H, and pivoted lockinglever I. The front end of this rack is preferoo ably forked, as at h h', and is coupled to a leaf or iiap, J, that constitutes a support for the legs ofthe person occupying the chair. Hinged to the lower or free end of this ap or leaf is a board, K, having arms 7c it', that support a cy- 65 lindrioal foot-rest, L, which is somewhat more elevated than said board. Furthermore, this rest may be adapted to revolve in said arms. rI he board K has short bearers m m', that rest in brackets M- M when said board is turned 7o down, these brackets being rigidly secured to the lower ends of the side rails, jj,o the leaf or flap J. Attached to the upper ends of these side rails are curved levers N N', pivoted to standards O O,projecting from the seat-frame P, these levers being jointed at n a to irons q q', fastened to the front ends of the arm-rests Q Q. The rear ends vof these arm-rests are hinged at r r to the chair-bacl R, the latter being jointed at p p to the seat-frame P, a spring, S, being attached to the under side of said frame for the purpose of causing the lock-v ing-lever I to engage with the rack H. The rear end of this lever has attached to it arod, T, terminating at bottom with a treadle, t, which rod traverses guides u of a hanger, U, theV latterdepending rigidly from the back of the seat-frame P.

V is a sliding stop secured to the underside of said frame, the frontend of said stop being adapted to engage with the peripheral teeth or notches d of the fixed disk D. The rear end of this stop has a suitable handle, and in ad- 1 vdition to the same a pair of lateral lugs, o o', for retaining said stop either in or out of gear with the Xed disk.

V is a slotted plate secured to frame P, and serving to support the rear end of stop V. Fastened to the chair-back Ris a guide, R', traversed by a ratchet-bar, w, having at its upper end aconcave socket,W, supplemented by another socket, W', these two sockets being IOO coupled together by rivets w', passing through ears w, as seen in Fig. 6. These rivets pass also through ears :vof ayoke, X, the latter being tapped to admit a thumb-screw, as'.

Y is a ball grasped by the sockets W W', and having a shank, y, to which is attached the head-rest or pillow y'.

Z is a spring-trigger that retains the ratchetbar w to any specific vertical adjustment. When the chair is in its most compact condition, as seen in Fig. l, the back R is erect, and the foot-rest L is swung up against the leaf J ,the stop V being engaged with the teeth d of the xed wheel D, and the locking-lever I being engaged with the rack H. Conse' quently the stop V locks the chair, so as to prevent the pivot F turning in the bushing C, while the engagement of lever I with rack H holds the flap or leaf J in an erect position, and as the back R is coupled to this leaf, it is evident the former cannot be inclined until the latter is liberated. When the chair is to be used, the foot-board K is swung down, thereby causing its bearers m m' to rest in the sockets of the brackets M M', and treadle t is depressed for the purpose of disengaging the locking-lever I from the sliding rack H. The back R is then swung rearwardly .until the desired inclination is reached, at which Ino- Inent pressure is removed from the treadle t, and lever I is allowed to re-engage with the rack, thereby locking the chair in its recuinbent position. Now, as the back R is coupled to the leaf J by means of the arm-rests Q Q and connections r r q q' N N', it will be readily understood that said leaf must swing on the pivots fn. n', and thus assume the position seen in Fig.' 2, the inclination of said lea'f necessarily being controlled by the fall of said back. If it should be desired to swing the chair around to any special position, the barber has only to pull out the stop V, then turn the seatframe I? as far as may be convenient, after which act said stop is re-engaged with the disk D d, the lugs o o' preventing any accidental shifting of the rod V. To adjust the i head-rest y the thumb-screw is slackened and the ball Y turned around to the )roper I position within the socket W W', sai screw being again tightened to clamp said ball in place. Reference to Fig. 6 shows there is a slight clearance between the sockets WV W' and yoke X, which clearance is sufficient to prevent said sockets coming in contact with each other when the ball Y is firmly clamped between them. Finally, the chair may be upbolstered and finished in any approved manner, the ornaments of the same being arranged to conceal the hinges r r' and joints an' p p.

I claim as my invention-- 1. In combination with the seat P, havinga Hap or leaf, J, jointed thereto, the bearing C, slotted pivot F f, rack H, locking-lever I, spring S, and treadle T t, the front end of said rack being coupled to said leaf, for the purpose specified.

2. In combination with a reclining-chair whose seat is provided with a hinged back and swinging leg-rest, and is adapted to be turned around horizontally, the hanger U, depending rigidly from the rear of said seat and having a guide traversed by the rod T of treadle t, which rod operates the locking-lever I, that engages with the forked rack H It It', substantially as herein described, and for the purpose stated.

the seat I), supported on a vertical pivot, F, and having an adjustable iiap, J, coupled thereto, said Viiap being maintained at the de sired inclination by a forked rack, H hh',

said seat having a hanger, U, depending rigidly therefrom, which hanger carries the treasaid rack, in the manner described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDRICK HEIN E. Vitnesses:

JAMES H. LAYMAN, S. S. CARPENTER.

3. The combination, in a reclining-chair, of

traversing the slot f of said pivot, the rear of dle Tt, that operates the locking-lever I of 

